Willow

Willow was the #44 girls' name in the US in 2025 (4,763 babies), and #20 in England & Wales and #70 in Canada.

Willow as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#44 (4,763)	#20 (1,384)	#27 (125)	#68 (30)	#58 (85)	#70 (334)	#23 (188)	#45 (135)
2024	#41 (4,672)	#21 (1,481)	#29 (106)	#44 (39)	#47 (106)	#68 (355)	#25 (193)	#23 (198)
2023	#41 (4,765)	#9 (1,833)	#23 (138)	#45 (45)	#50 (110)	#60 (375)	#19 (228)	#19 (191)
2022	#37 (5,072)	#11 (1,867)	#25 (134)	#32 (55)	#37 (145)	#50 (440)	#10 (288)	#13 (239)
2021	#39 (5,195)	#10 (2,067)	#26 (134)	#24 (69)	#29 (166)	#45 (518)	#14 (275)	#10 (270)
2020	#48 (4,401)	#12 (1,982)	#28 (129)	#32 (54)	#43 (126)	#66 (382)	#18 (266)	#11 (262)
2019	#45 (4,609)	#19 (1,995)	#24 (153)	#28 (67)	#43 (130)	#66 (398)	#13 (295)	#12 (277)
2018	#60 (3,933)	#20 (1,900)	#34 (124)	#31 (66)	#50 (116)	#70 (369)	#13 (299)	#16 (223)
2017	#80 (3,569)	#26 (1,764)	#45 (111)	#41 (52)	#77 (80)	#75 (353)	#21 (272)	#26 (183)
2016	#96 (3,125)	#32 (1,536)	#62 (85)	#74 (35)	#72 (90)	#89 (325)	#31 (213)	#23 (187)
2015	#111 (2,811)	#41 (1,308)	#55 (88)	#92 (27)	#121 (52)	#98 (298)	#31 (212)	#27 (140)
2014	#136 (2,410)	#51 (1,142)	#83 (62)	#74 (33)	#103 (61)	#122 (256)	#35 (191)	#27 (146)
2013	#155 (2,079)	#54 (1,074)	#79 (62)	#103 (23)	#148 (40)	#133 (229)	#35 (180)	#28 (146)
2012	#171 (1,839)	#69 (892)	#89 (55)	#146 (13)	#142 (40)	#148 (211)	#44 (153)	#35 (129)
2011	#199 (1,575)	#75 (772)	#116 (40)	#114 (22)	#234 (23)	#164 (197)	#56 (121)	#40 (108)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2021 at #39.
Holding steady over the last five years.
First recorded in the US in 1890.

How common is it?

about 1 in 340 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 3. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 340	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 180	very common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 140	very common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 240	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 250	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 450	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Willow is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 350 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 340 to 1 in 370.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Willow (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#53	159
Quebec	2025	#217	27

Willow (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Willow	Canada	Girls	#70	334
Willow	Canada	Boys	—	too few
Willow	England & Wales	Girls	#20	1,384
Willow	England & Wales	Boys	#3,684	5
Willow	Ireland	Girls	#58	85
Willow	Northern Ireland	Girls	#68	30
Willow	Northern Ireland	Boys	—	too few
Willow	NSW	Girls	#23	188
Willow	Scotland	Girls	#27	125
Willow	US	Girls	#44	4,763
Willow	US	Boys	#4,396	23
Willow	VIC	Girls	#45	135